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New United Way of Santa Cruz County Executive Director Keisha Frost was a fifth-grader when the local United Way brought in Boy and Girl Scout programs to her community.

Construction of the Aptos Village Project is progressing as planned, with structural work on the Hihn Apple Barn completed earlier this month.

Tuesday's ceremony, now in its 19th year, honors people who have died during the year while homeless. It is in many cases the only service they will receive.

Cool weather kept the crowd sizes high at this year’s Santa Cruz County Fair, with an estimated five percent more visitors flocking to the event, compared to last year, according to fair board member Jody Belgard.

With hikes through the woods and sloughs, ropes courses high in the redwoods and a study of water ecosystems, a new program at New School Community Day School has taken students outside the traditional classroom setting.

The five candidates for the Fourth District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will talk about their vision for the county during a forum on Tuesday.

Watsonville High School’s seniors displayed their Community Action Projects (CAP) to the community on Thursday and Friday, showing off yearlong projects that ranged from feeding hungry people to cleaning up their campus to encouraging bike safety.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association warned Friday that hazardous surf conditions could last through the weekend, with westerly swells as large as 20 feet possible.

About 20 veterans participated in Operation Surf, a program for injured veterans run by San Luis Obispo-based Amazing Surf Adventures, at Capitola Beach Friday.

Ice skating isn’t an activity that one would usually associate with beach towns, but the cities of Capitola and Santa Cruz have set out to change that.